Cultivating Communities of Practice
by Etienne C. Wenger, Richard McDermott and William T. Snyder .
A good handbook for anyone involved in the setup, participation or stewardship of communities of practice. It explains how to initiate communities of practice, their lifecycle and their role in the sharing and development of knowledge.

Information Ecology: Mastering the Information and Knowledge Environment
by Thomas H. Davenport
A human-centered approach to information and knowledge management that illuminates the critical components of information ecology, providing a quick assessment survey for managers to see how their operations measure up.

Information Systems and School Improvement: Inventing the Future
by Adrianne Bank and Richard C. Williams (Eds.)

Information Technology for Schools: Creating Practical Knowledge to Improve Student Performance
by Bena Kallick and James W. Wilson (Eds.)
Explores the ways in which educators can use technology to improve academic environments, school operations, and learning outcomes as well as the challenges of planning integrated information systems, establishing benchmarks to measure overall progress, and harnessing technology to improve curriculum and teaching practice.

Knowledge Management in Education: Enhancing Learning and Education
by Edward Sallis and Gary Jones
Explains how knowledge management in education can be harnessed to improve learning and education.

Managing Technological Change: Strategies for College and University Leaders
by A. W. (Tony) Bates
Reveals how to create the new, technologically competitive academic organization by winning faculty support for teaching with technology; getting advice on appropriate decision-making and reporting structures; building reward systems; and estimating costs of teaching by technology.

New Directions for Institutional Research, Knowledge Management: Building a Competitive Advantage in Higher Education, No. 113
by Andrea Serban and Jing Luan (Eds.)
A comprehensive discussion of knowledge management, covering its theoretical, practical, and technological aspects with an emphasis on their relevance for applications in institutional research.

The New Organizational Wealth: Managing and Measuring Knowledge Based Assets
by Karl Erik Sveiby (1997).
Offers practical advice and rules of thumb for designing a business strategy that focuses on knowledge as an intangible asset.

Turning Data into Information. Dimensions of Managing Academic Affairs in the Community College. New Directions for Community Colleges, # 109
by Douglas Robillard Jr.
Presents a variety of strategies to help chief academic officers juggle the responsibilities of resource and data management.